Role overview:

We are looking for a senior laboratory technologist to lead and support day-to-day laboratory operations, ensuring accurate and timely diagnostic results. This role plays a key part in maintaining quality standards, supporting clinical teams, and mentoring junior staff.

Key responsibilities:

Perform daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance.

Perform calibration.

Run quality control.

Operate laboratory instruments/analyzers.

Perform laboratory manual examinations.

Carry out the following tasks assigned below:

Establish mean for IQC.

Calculate mean, SD, %CV.

Compile monthly IQC.

Review EQA evaluation.

Perform factor calibration for hematology analyzers.

Enter referral laboratory results.

Reconstitute QC and calibrators.

Validate/verify analyte.

Follow standard operating procedures for all assigned duties as per quality management system (CAP, JCI, and ISO 15189) adopted by the laboratory.

Follow laboratory safety practices.

Proficiently use laboratory information systems.

Maintain a chain of communication across various shifts and other instances of handing over.

Inform critical values as per the defined procedure.

Carry out tests and generate results in a timely manner; monitor turnaround time (TAT).

Evaluate analyzer flags related to examination and analyzer.

Preserve specimens after examination to maintain specimen integrity and discard after the relevant storage period.

Preserve highly abnormal specimens and blood films, where possible.

Release reports, including critical results.

Release amended/corrected reports after communication to the physician.

Requirements:

Experienced lab technician or technologist with a minimum of 3 years’ experience.

Valid laboratory technician or technologist license by MOHAP, DHA, or HAAD.

Degree (technologist) or diploma (technician) in medical laboratory technology.